W. Keith Brenton

Trump's takeover of Washington law enforcement begins as National Guard troops arrive Some of the 800 National Guard members deployed by the Trump administration to assist with law enforcement have begun arriving in Washington, D.C.

Nothing expresses the Republican policy of “less intrusive government” like sending federal troops into a city.
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Kinda makes you wonder if she made a deal with the feds: better prison conditions in exchange for silence …?

While the First Amendment slowly dies.

• bombed a nuclear facility in Iran after backing out of the 2018 agreement he made with them, then getting ticked off because they resumed production of nuclear fuel

• armed Israel in its efforts to conduct a genocide in Gaza

• threatened fellow NATO allies
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Trump names 5 cities as he says National Guard deployment will "go further" The president's remarks came as he discussed his decision to formally declare a public safety emergency in Washington, D.C.

This additional proposal, of course, is a clear violation of Posse Comitatus policy.

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Someone forgot to take down this webpage:

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And one of Trump’s scheduled tariff implementation days was called “Liberation Day.” Except TACO.

Because, you know, that would be bald racism and political posturing and fascism.

So the president is taking over Washington D.C. by force of the FBI and National Guard troops tomorrow.

Anybody still unconvinced that fascism is here?

Here’s a Facebook post from a decade back that I’m sharing so it can bite us all in the butt again.

Tax the rich.

This explains a lot, actually.

Hegseth reposts video on social media featuring pastors saying women shouldn't be allowed to vote The man who oversees the nation’s military has reposted a video on X, formerly Twitter, about a Christian nationalist church that included various pastors saying women should no longer be allowed to v...

I still don’t understand how any woman could feel comfortable voting Republican and knowing it could be the last vote she ever casts.

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That’s right up there with deporting vets who served in order to gain citizenship.

Trump says he plans to put a 100% tariff on computer chips, likely pushing up cost of electronics President Donald Trump says he's imposing a 100% tariff on computer chips— a move that will likely raise the cost of electronics, autos, household appliances and other essential goods.

Hope you’re happy with the electronic devices you already own. You probably won’t be able to afford to replace or upgrade them.
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'I don't care about Direct File': IRS chief says agency plans to end free filing program Internal Revenue Service Commissioner Bill Long said the agency will end its Direct File program.

The IRS's free Direct File tool is now "gone," according to Trump's IRS chief.

This comes after tax prep companies like Intuit, the maker of TurboTax, lobbied the for years to block it.

Intuit donated $1M to Trump’s inauguration.

See how this works?

BREAKING: We're suing ICE for unlawfully targeting and arresting people who show up to court for their immigration hearings.

Thank you for telling the truth.

This is a lie. The Smithsonian agreed to a lie.

Because if he ever settles on a rate and a date, then he gives up his opportunity to daily throw his weight around with other countries. It’s all about power and his ego, compounded by his ignorance of the fact that Americans will end up paying more for almost everything.

Trump injects a new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7 President Donald Trump's order imposing new tariffs on scores of countries and the European Union starting in seven days has injected a new dose of uncertainty in an already uncertain process.

It’s TACO Friday.

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